Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
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Nymphaea mexicana<br />
(Mexican Water Lily)<br />
Undeclared Weed<br />
Yellow Water Lily<br />
Description: Perennial aquatic with floating leaves and<br />
flowers arising from rhizomes.<br />
flowers: Showy yellow flowers, 10-20 cm wide, produced<br />
between Spring to Autumn.<br />
leaves: Round or heart-shaped to 25 cm diameter on stalks.<br />
Young leaves often have brown markings.<br />
stems: Creeping horizontal stems (stolons) that can produce<br />
roots from each node.<br />
Roots: Rhizomes to 30 cm long and 4 cm thick.<br />
Note: Rhizomes greater than 30 cm long and 4 cm thick<br />
have been recorded.<br />
similar Native species: Could be confused with a number<br />
of native and other introduced water lilies prior to flowering.<br />
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